Houston TX Hot Chicken is a fast but higher quality than regular fast food chain of hot chicken restaurants. They have several locations in Las Vegas and several more coming. This restaurant was featured on the news here and everyone enjoyed the food so much on TV that I wanted to try it too!. These restaurants also have amazing ratings on review sites so I wanted to give Houston TX Hot Chicken a try. They offer a variety of chicken sandwiches, tenders, fries, salads, milkshakes, cookies, soft beverages and more. You also have to decide on a heat level for your chicken. Do you want no spice, honey butter, mild, medium, spicy, liftoff, or Houston we have a problem?

The 7155 W Ann Road location is very casual. You order and pay at the lite up glowing stone counter.

You grab a number and seat yourself.

Pretty quickly our order arrives.

We both got original hot chicken sandwiches “spicy (habanero)” with cheese fries.

The eggy bun is nicely toasted and the slaw is fresh and crisp. This sandwich also contains dill pickles and they do give you a generous piece of fried chicken breast. I try a small piece of the chicken I sort of worry that I might not be able to eat it…..The “spicy” is CLUCKING HOT!……But it is crispy and the chicken is tender…….I’m tasting more heat than flavors when I taste the chicken by itself..Then I try a bite with the sweet sauce that is on it and with the slaw, bun and pickle I can manage it but it is hot…..Maybe between 7-8 on a 1-10 Thai Food scale. It is tasty all together but is also a mess to eat. You don’t want to eat with someone on a first date.

We also try one tender in liftoff- scorpion pepper (not the hottest that they offer)

In my opinion and I am a fan of spicy food this is too hot for anyone to enjoy….It also lacks flavors besides heat. We can’t eat it.

I do think the fries are fluffy and tasty. The cheese sauce taste ok but it has a texture that is strange to me.

If you are thinking something fast food this is probably better than the majority of fast food out there. If I try again I’d try a medium next time.

Houston TX Hot Chicken 7155 West Ann Road Las Vegas NV

702-718-5329

www.HHC.ooo

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Bespoke Kitchen is a brunch type restaurant located in Las Vegas Nevada not too far from the Las Vegas Strip. They offer things like vegetable and French fry appetizers, egg sandwiches, burgers, chicken and bulgogi steak sandwiches, omelets, salads, rice bowls, pastry, and more.

You seat yourself.

You order and pay with your phone from a QR code. Also near the hostess desk you can order and pay. You also have to go to the kitchen line to get your own silverware and napkins.

People run the plates out of the kitchen as they are ready.

I tried a cajun smoke salmon toast.

It’s described as cajun smoked salmon with chimichurri cream cheese, capers, pickled onion, and house salad. The smoked salmon is very good but it’s hard to tell about the chimichuri cream cheese………..

The FORKING Truth is that it looks like someone scrapped my cream cheese off of most of my sandwich.

This made me grumpy. I guess I should have shown this to someone there but I almost never send food back because I worked in restaurants and I saw things that could happen when you send food back…………So I just stayed grumpy.

My husband did better but his wasn’t perfect either.

His bulgogi steak sandwich really was very good and was tasty and very tender…..But those fries were underdone and were gross. Nobody likes underdone hard in the middle fries.

That was my trip to Bespoke Kitchen. Some things were very good but some things were very disappointing.

2600 West Sahara Ave. 725-278-8464

www.BespokeAllDayCafeLV.com

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Edo Gastro Tapas and Wine Tapas Restaurant is located in Las Vegas Nevada. They offer hot and cold tapas plates, charcuterie, changing tasting menus, wine, cocktails, chefs tasting menus, and more.

This is a small. but a cozy restaurant.

We shared a regular chefs tasting menu and a vegetarian tasting menu.

They started us out with refreshing watermelon aguachiles.

Then we were razzle dazzled by a parade of gastromic wonders.

Rosette – crab ensaladilla, avocado-yuzu mousse, trout roe

green tartare – zucchini, avocado, and pistachio vinaigrette

not tiramisu – candied shiitake, asparagus, almond espurra, puff pastry, coffee

shrimp and tomato – shrimp, tomatoes, seaweed, caviar, cilantro vinaigrette

summer salad – tomatoes, watermelon, passionfruit espuma, yuzu vinaigrette

artichokes a la catalana – sunchoke gremolata, olive tamponade, pear mostarda

empanada con todo – iberico, pibil pork, coppa, olive tapenade qual egg, feta, mojo verde

patatas bravas – crispy layers of potatoes with brava sauce

tart flambee with added black truffles – wagyu beef pastrami, onion, manchego cheese, jalapeño oil

croquetas – kimchi pesto, bechamel, mojo rojo

donut de bacacacao – cod fritter, squid ink, lemon

squet – halibut cheek, ricotta gnocchi, potato chips

wild mushrooms – artichoke puree, vegetables, quail egg, sun choke chips

lamb merguez – lamb sausage, cucumber yogurt sauce, cherries, plums, potato al ole

mushroom risotto with added black truffles – wild mushrooms, bomba rice, manchago and parmesan cheeses

dessert of the day – strawberry granita with popcorn mousse

Service was also over the top!

Edo Gastro Tapas and Wine is Worth a Fork!

Edo Gastro Tapas and Wine

3400 S Jones Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-641-1345

www.EdoTapas.com

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The Baguette Cafe is a sandwich and breakfast restaurant located in Las Vegas Nevada around 8 miles away from the Las Vegas Strip. I recently read an article from Food and Wine Magazine about the BEST SANDWICHES in every state. They choose the Baguette Cafe as best sandwiches in Nevada (particularly the tuna) so I wanted to give this place a try.

Lots of trash here.

The inside is the same but I didn’t get a photo of it. (You can see one piece of trash that tumbled to the floor near to where it’s piled like a mountain.

All the tables and the floor are filthy but I ordered the tuna baguette anyway because I want to taste the best sandwich of Nevada according to Food and Wine Magazine. My husband was going to order an Italian meat sandwich but changed his mind when he read they put blue cheese on it and went with a turkey sandwich instead.

Here’s the tuna baguette sandwich.

The bread didn’t get toasted but it is very good bread. If they sold baguettes I would have made a purchase to bring some home. The greens are nice and fresh and they used better than average tomato slices. They also added hard eggs to the sandwich that are cooked nicely…..I hate to tell The FORKING Truth but the tuna salad is very average……..I was all pumped up to taste the best sandwich in Nevada…so this was a let down. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not a bad sandwich. ………..It honestly is a good sandwich………..The bread is excellent but the main filling is just average…….Like what you’d make at home or get from almost any other sandwich shop.

Moving on….

The turkey sandwich is also on very good bread but is even more disappointing.

It’s made with nice fresh greens, better tomato slices,,,,but……The turkey lunch meat is very similar to the type that the big chain Subway uses……..I thought it would something more like roasted turkey breast………..

My FORKING opinion is not the same as Food and Wine Magazine.

Don’t get me wrong…The food is good from Baguette Cafe but many sandwiches I’ve tried here in Vegas from several places are far better.

That was my trip to Baguette Cafe 8359 W Sunset Rd Las Vegas NV – 702-269-4781

www.BaguetteCafeLV.com

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Stallone’s Italian Eatery is a casual East Coast Style Italian Restaurant with a new location at the Santa Fe Casino in Las Vegas Nevada. You order at the counter and your name will be called as your order gets made.

In the picture below if you blow it up you can see one of the co-owners (behind the counter by the 28 shirt on the wall) that is well known for a reality show called “Tanked” that airs on Animal Planet.

We tried a variety of things and brought home leftovers….I heard that the sandwiches here are very good but enormous so I went with a garlic knot sandwich in the eggplant parmesan variety.

It’s not really something that you can pick up and eat. It’s more like a fancy appetizer. It’s cheesy.

It’s garlic-ee but not too much. The sauce is flavorful and delicious. The eggplants are fried perfect and seem like they are free of oil.

I also tried a plain slice of pizza.

It looks like a New York Slice but taste more like a neighborhood type slice. You need to add the spices to your liking. The crust is not thin enough to fold like a New York slice and it’s also not as oily as what I’ve tried from New York. But this slice has a nice crisp bottom.

My husband tried the #32 Super Hero called, The Godmother (veal cutlet, prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, cherry peppers, arugula, and balsamic glaze)

This stands out not just because of its size but also because of the special tasty bread that was baked for it. The veal is also prepared perfect and I was told that this was a delicious sandwich.

My husband also tried a slice of pepperoni pizza.

Both of us thought the sandwiches we tried were the way to go here.

Stallone’s Italian Eatery is newly opened at Santa Fe Casino and is Worth a Try!

4949 N Rancho Dr Las Vegas NV – 702-979-6926

www.StallonesLV.com

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The Martini is a twenty four hour restaurant, bar, and gaming place located in Las Vegas in the Summerlin area near Boca Park. When you walk in it looks pretty much like a big bar with a couple rooms for additional seating if needed.

Besides bar drinks and games they offer appetizers, salads, flatbread’s, sandwiches, burgers, entrees, and more. They also have a $15. filet mignon special that runs midnight to six am daily and all day Sunday.

We tried the truffled macaroni and cheese balls.

They were fried nicely and sat in a tasty tomato sauce embellished with shreds of parmesan cheese. We both didn’t get much of a truffle taste but that’s ok.

I was very surprised with how good and extra large the trail mix salad was with added seared tuna (soft greens, apples, blue cheese, cranberries, candied seasoned pecans, tangerine vinaigrette)

This was actually very good! I don’t know if they always give such large portions but this was so large I could only eat maybe less than half. Even the tuna was a very generous portion.

My husband enjoyed the Eastwood burger with fries (fried egg, jalapeño, cheddar cheese, grilled onions, avocado, mayo (left off at request), prosciutto, bacon).

The bun is big but I was told that this was a really great burger and turned out close to medium – rare as requested.

We went back on a Sunday to try the $15.00 filet mignon special.

Just add salt and pepper.

The Martini is Worth a Fork!

The Martini – 1205 S. Fort Apache Rd Las Vegas NV – 702-227-8464

www.TheMartiniLV.com

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The Market Place Buffet is located in the Rampart Casino in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas Nevada. This buffet offers a combination of American foods and global inspired foods. They are open for breakfast, lunch, brunch and dinner. They offer soft beverages, beer, and wine.

We tried them on a Saturday night that happened to be Aloha Night.

Not all but a few of the offerings were kalua pig (pictured above)

fried chicken

huli huli chicken

fried shrimp

coconut creamed spinach

sweet potatoes

mashed potatoes

roasted turkey breast

prime rib

a salad bar

assorted cheeses and cold cuts

assorted bread buns and tapenades

raviolis and pasta dishes

pizzas

three different soups

around 6 different Chinese dishes (the curry chicken was really great!)

and a dessert station with gelato

All this was only $30.99 a person (subject to change).

This wasn’t fancy food but honestly this was much better than I expected it to be. All the meats EVEN THE TURKEY BREAST were warm, tender, moist, and nicely seasoned. The desserts that we tried (gelato, lemon tart, lemon roll) were also a better quality than most typical buffets.

The Market Place Buffet at Rampart Casino is WORTH A TRY!

221 N Rampart Blvd Las Vegas NV – 702-507-5944

www.TheResortatSummerlin.com

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Amazing Thai Restaurant has two locations in Las Vegas. They are a little different from other Thai Restaurants because they offer vegan dishes and traditional Thai dishes. The North Las Vegas location isn’t a fancy place but is cozy with traditional seating, booth, and bar seating.

This is the first time I saw eggplant chips on a menu so I wanted to try them.

WOW! They are really great! they are made from a fancy white flesh eggplant and are creamy and sweet inside. The exterior is so crisp and it’s fried so perfect that it seems free of oil. I didn’t think I’d like the sweet sauce but it’s not too sweet and has flavors and heat. It’s pretty good too!

I tried the spicy basil eggplant with chicken and brown rice.

It’s very good but different from other places that I tried this dish from. The white meat chicken is tender. They use white flesh fancy sweet eggplant here too. It’s the sauce that has a deeper kind of taste…….

My husband tried the drunken noodles with beef.

Flavors are good. Heat level is good but beef today is a little on the chewy side.

Amazing Thai

3000 W Ann Rd North Las Vegas NV – 725-222-8289

www.AmazingThaiLV.com

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1228 Main Bakery Bar & Restaurant is located in the Arts District of Las Vegas Nevada Downtown. This restaurant offers fresh brewed coffee, baked goods, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a late night menu. This restaurant is part of the Wolfgang Puck Restaurant group but nothing about that is found on the website.

Besides salads, sandwiches, and entrees you might splurge to take home a loaf of bread or maybe try a fresh baked pastry.

During lunch time it’s very casual and you order and pay, grab a table number, and seat yourself.

I tried a smoked salmon latke.

The salmon seems fresh and silky. It seems like it might be from the belly area…..It also seems to be hand sliced…(you don’t find that at most places) This is very good! The smoked salmon, red onion, fresh dill, and dill cream fraiche sit on top of a perfectly prepared potato latke.

My husband a sandwich called Italian meat.

It’s made of fresh baked rosemary focaccia, basil aioli (on side at request), provolone cheese, soppressata, mortadella, prosciutto, and a very good salad on the side. My husband commented that the meats used were a very good quality and that he would enjoy eating this sandwich again. He also said that I made a very good choice today.

We managed to save room to try a lemon cruffin.

The lemon cruffin is FORKING AMAZING…….It’s like a croissant but more tender and moist and it’s filled with the most splendid lemon curd that is so flavorful….so true lemon tart with just enough sweet. There should be a line out the door for this dessert alone.

We came back to take advantage of their happy hour (3-6 every day) We got a bottle of cabernet that was only a couple dollars over cost so that was a great deal!

Then we shared what they call a Cypress Grove Bermuda Triangle (goat cheese and toasted pumpernickel….embelleshed with beets)

Oh YUM!! This is delicious……It’s a different style of pumpernickel than what I’m used to but it is all delicious together.

For dinner I had one of the most PHENOMENAL chicken dinners ever!

This was the roasted jidori chicken thigh with Brentwood sweet corn, romesco, and chive oil. The skin was reduced to as thin as paper. The chicken is infused with great flavors and is so tender it melts in your mouth. It was really FORKING AMAZING!

My husband tried the 1228 Wagyu Burger (dijonaise, American cheese, red onion, kosher dill, and fries)

It a solid good tasty burger (2 patty smash style) with very above average tasty fries with fluffy interiors. But my husband said if he knew how amazing the chicken was he would have ordered the chicken and he almost never orders chicken out.

I was too full to fit in dessert but I did take out a Amalfi olive oil lemon cake.

It taste the way it looks….It’s moist, rich, and very lemon-ee………

1228 Main Bakery Bar & Restaurant is Worth a Fork!

1228 Main Bakery Bar & Restaurant

1228 S. Main St Las Vegas NV – 702-602-0531

www.1228MainLV.com

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